Egyptian director Abdalla headed for SineMardin

Award-winning Egyptian filmmaker Ahmad Abdalla will attend this year’s SineMardin Film Festival, scheduled for June 8-15 in the southeastern Turkish province.

Abdalla, who made his feature debut in 2009 with “Heliopolis,” will present his sophomore effort, “Microphone” (2010), shot in its entirety on a Canon 7D camera that was made for still photographs, at SineMardin, where he will also hold a five-day workshop on DSLR filmmaking.